My boyfriend is from El Salvador and hasn’t celebrated Christmas since moving here 5 years ago. He lives alone and has no family here in the States. This is our first Christmas together and I want to do something very special for him.
Does anyone know of any customs or traditions in El Salvador that I can do for him? Food, Trees, Gifts etc.. I want him to feel at home & merge some of my traditions with his.

I’ve looked online but I can’t find much of anything…

In El Salvador, Christmas Eve is a huge deal. Since El SaLvador us a really religious country, most people go to church to presence the christmas mass or service. After that, people usually get together with family/or friends to have a huge dinner with usually includes turkey in tomato sauce, or tamales.

People light up fireworks such as morteros cohetillos, silvadores, volcancitos, o estrellitas all night long.

Music you hear in christmas are salvadoran cumbias or any music that makes you dance.

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